# NTSB FTW66F0143: Cessna 210, N9579X, San Marcos, TX, June 25, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 25, 1965
- Place: San Marcos, TX · SAN MARCOS, TX
- Location: 29.8833° N, 97.9414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Marcos, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8833&lon=-97.9414&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 23, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177553
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0143
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0143

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1694  65/6/25    SAN MARCOS TEX      CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 277
        TIME - 1500                    N9579X              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 195 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN MARCOS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9579X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: San Marcos

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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